Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Mar 18 2024 05:00 (EDT)
"This is AP News, I'm Rita Folle-Lay." "They've landed in Miami, more than 30 U.S. citizens fleeing the gang violence in Haiti are back in the U.S., a government chartered flight brought them to the U.S. The AP's Lawrence Brooks." Gangs have raged through Haiti in recent weeks, attacking key institutions and shutting down the main international airport. The chaos has pushed many Haitians to the brink of famine and left many more in increasingly desperate conditions. Russia's allies are congratulating Vladimir Putin on winning six more years as president, as the votes are counted, in an election critic said was not free and not fair. This morning there's a word that Israeli forces have launched another raid on the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, accusing Hamas militants of using it as a base. And Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has been pushing back against criticism from the U.S. as the war drags on, the AP's Jackie Quinn. On Fox and Friends, Benjamin Netanyahu says... "We're going to destroy the remaining Hamas terrorist battalions in Rafah. It's both important for eradicating the Hamas rule, but also important for getting the hostages out." Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has called for the Prime Minister to be replaced through an election, which Netanyahu calls inappropriate. "We're not a banana republic. The people of Israel will choose when they'll have elections, but they will act. And it's not something that will be foisted upon us." He says most Israeli voters support his actions in Gaza after the brutal October 7th attack that killed over 1,000 Israelis. I'm Jackie Quinn. Gas prices are still rising. Gas is $3.46 a gallon this morning. March Madness is here. Yukon Perdue, Houston and North Carolina get top seating in the NCAA tournament. In the women's NCAA tournament, South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas are the top seeds. This is AP news. Now an entertainment update. The AP's Margies are led up. Model actor Cara Delavigne says her heart is broken after her house in Los Angeles burned down on Friday. Investigators are looking into the cause of the fire. Delavigne is in a stage production of Cabaret in London and was apparently not home. Usher was named Entertainer of the Year at the NAACP Awards Saturday in Los Angeles. He was also given the President's Award for his public service. In the ceremony broadcast on BET, Usher says he owes a lot to his mother, who raised him by herself. Far too often in our industry, do women, you know, not get the recognition that they truly deserve. San Francisco now runs a cable car that's dedicated to late singer Tony Bennett. It's been running for about a month and goes past the Fairmont Hotel, where he first performed "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" in 1961. I'm Margies Araletta.